 Are there not broken rocks and rugged grounds to which we can hardly attribute either beauty or grandeur; and yet when introduced near an extent of lawn, impart a pleasure equal to more shapely scenes? Thus a series of lawn, though ever so beautiful,...  Essays on Men and Manners - Page 132by William Shenstone - 1868 - 340 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Shenstone - 1764 - 406 pages
...though ever fo beautiful, may fatiate and cloy, unlefs the eye paffes to them from wilder fcenes ; and then they acquire the grace of novelty. VARIETY appears to me to derive good part of it's effeft from noyelty; as the eye, patting from one form or color, to a form or color of a different... | |
 | William Shenstone - 1764 - 404 pages
...though evef ib beautiful, may fatiate and cloy, unlefs the eya pafles to them from wilder fcenes ; and then they acquire the grace of novelty. VARIETY appears to me to derive good part of it's efeft from novelty ; as the eye, paffing from one form or color, to a form or color of a different... | |
 | 1764 - 592 pages
...even further. Are there not broken rocks and rugged grounds to which we can hardly attribute either beauty or grandeur, and yet when introduced near an extent of lawn, impart a pleafure equal to more fhapely fcenes ? Thus a feries of lawn, though ever Го beautiful, may fatiate... | |
 | William Shenstone - 1764 - 408 pages
...even further. Are there not broken rocks and rugged grounds, to which we can hardly attribute either beauty or grandeur, and yet when introduced near an extent of lawn, impart a pleafure equal to more fliape]y fcencs ? Thus a feries of lawrj, though ever ib beautiful, may fatiate... | |
 | William Shenstone - 1765 - 638 pages
...even further. Are there not broken rocks and rugged grounds, to which we can hardly attribute either beauty or grandeur ; and yet when introduced near an extent of lawn, impart a pleafure equal to more fhapely fcenes ? Thus a feries of lawn, though ever fo beautiful, may fatiate... | |
 | William Shenstone - 1768 - 362 pages
...even farther. Are there not broken rocks and rugged grounds, to which we> can hardly attribute either beauty or grandeur; and' yet when introduced near an extent of lawn, impart a pleafure equal to more fhapely ftenw?* Thus a feries' of lawn, though ever fo beautiful, may fatiate... | |
 | 1802 - 502 pages
...even further. Are there not broken rocks and rugged grounds to which we can hardly attribute either beauty or grandeur, and yet, when introduced near an extent of lawn, impart a pleafure equal to more fliapely fcenes ? Thus a feries of lawn, though ever fo beautiful, may fatiate... | |
 | William Shenstone - 1804 - 228 pages
...even farther. Are there not broken rocks and rugged grounds, to which we can hardly attribute either beauty or grandeur ; and yet when introduced near an extent of lawn, imparta pleasure equal to more shapely scenes ? Thus a series of lawn, though ever so beautiful, may... | |
 | William Shenstone - 1804 - 218 pages
...even farther. Are there not broken rocks and ragged grounds, to which we can hardly attribute either beauty or grandeur; and yet when introduced near an extent of lawn, imparta pleasure equal to more shapely scenes ? Thus a series of lawn, though ever so beautiful, may... | |
 | 1812 - 314 pages
...even larther Are there not broken rocks and ruesjed grounds, to which we can hardly attribute either beauty or grandeur ; and yet when introduced near...equal to more shapely scenes ) Thus a series of lawn, tho> ever so beautiful, my ntia<r and cloy, unless the eve passes to them from wilder scenes ; and... | |
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